About Upfrontly
Predictable capital. Purpose-built technology. Built into the flow.
Upfrontly was founded by credit investors and operators who spent their careers structuring transactions for sophisticated lenders. We built Upfrontly to turn delayed payments into a simpler, more predictable source of capital.
Leadership
The team.
Jonathan Hecht
Previously led entertainment investing at a family office. Background in entertainment credit — bringing that underwriting lens to embedded financing.
Mike Chacos
Former Head of Structured Credit at TD Securities. Founded and ran a structured credit products hedge fund. Oversees structuring and operations.
Dave Hurka
Developer background across enterprise finance organizations including Bloomberg. Leads bank connectivity and platform integrations.
Dhruv Saxena
Bain alum focused on global TMT transactions. Scaled a media private equity firm and led the first Middle Eastern technology company IPO on Nasdaq across a portfolio spanning gaming, streaming, and production.
Alexandre Salem
President of Arcade.com. Previously held senior roles at King, Google, Huawei, and Stillfront, scaling product organizations and growth across global markets. Earlier career in investment banking at BNP Paribas and strategy consulting at Booz & Company.
Harrison Goldstein
Background in live entertainment from the venue and talent side, including Webster Hall and Artist Group International. Founded First Act Data Solutions, an artist analytics platform acquired by Undercurrents, Inc.
Tim Chambers
Over 30 years in live entertainment and ticketing. Founded TicketWeb UK. Former VP European Development at Ticketmaster and SVP International Corporate Development at Live Nation. Managed iconic London venues including Brixton Academy and Shepherds Bush Empire.
Pilot request
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Promoter & app developer waitlist
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